31981R0929

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 929/81 of 6 April 1981 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN tional trade flows to Switzerland ; whereas, to the COMMUNITIES, extent necessary to allow this trade to continue, the refund must be fixed at an amount which will cover Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the difference between prices on the Swiss market and Economic Community, export prices in the Member States ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization preserves of meat or offals shown in the Annex under of the market in beef and veal (*), as last amended by subheading 1 6.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­ the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular tion in international trade may be ensured by granting the first sentence of Article 1 8 (5) thereof, a refund which takes account of the refund hitherto granted to exporters ; Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 refund need not be fixed since Community participa­ provides that the difference between prices on the tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­ world market for the products listed in Article 1 of cant ; that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund ; Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28 June 1968 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) — in the case of currencies which are maintained in No 427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting relation to each other at any given moment within export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on such refunds ; their effective parity, Whereas it follows from applying these rules and — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each beef and veal that the refund should be as set out of these currencies recorded for a given period in below ; relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent ; Whereas the current market situation in the Commu­ nity and sales outlets, particularly in non-member Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and countries, leads to granting export refunds on adult Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilo­ limit set by its chairman, grams ; whereas experience gained in recent years has shown that it is advisable to treat live pedigree breeding animals of a weight of at least 300 kilograms in an identical manner to other bovine animals, while HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : subjecting them to certain special administrative formalities ; Article 1 Whereas it is necessary to grant refunds for the export to certain destinations of certain fresh or chilled meat listed in the Annex under subheading ex 02.01 A II a) The list of products on which the export refund and of certain frozen meat listed in the Annex under referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No subheading ex 02.01 A II b) and of certain other 805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. prepared or preserved meat or meat offal listed in the Annex under subheading 1 6.02 B III b) 1 aa) ;

Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, Article 2 boned or boneless, salted and dried, there are tradi­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 April (») OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968, p. 24. 1981 . (2) OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17. (3) OJ No L 156, 4. 7. 1968 , p. 2. M OJ No L 61 , 5. 3. 1977, p. 16. It shall apply with effect from 6 April 1981 .

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 6 April 1981 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 6 April 1981 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

(ECU/100 kg) CCT heading No Description Refund

— Live weight —

ex 01.02 A Live domestic animals of the bovine species : I. Pure-bred breeding animals : (a) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater than 300 kg 75-000

II. Other than pure-bred breeding animals : (a) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater than 300 kg : — For export to European third countries (') (2) 68 000 — For export to other third countries 75000

— Net weight —

ex 02.01 A II Meat of bovine animals : a) Fresh or chilled : 1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters : (aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase comprising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder but with more than 10 ribs : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 106000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') 99000 — For export to European third countries (') (2) 9 1 000 — For export to other third countries, except the United States of America 8 1 000 (bb) Other : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 143000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') 136000 — For export to European third countries (') (2) 123-500 — For export to other third countries, except the United States of America 113-500

2. Separated or unseparated forequarters : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (■) 106000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') 99000 — For export to European third countries (') (2) 91-000 — For export to other third countries, except the United States of America 81-000

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(ECU/100 kg) CCT heading No Description Refund

— Net weight —

ex 02.01 A II 3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters : (cont'd) (aa) With a maximum of nine ribs or pairs of ribs : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 180000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') 173000 — For export to European third countries (') (2) 156000 — For export to other third countries, except the United States of America 146000

(bb) With more than nine ribs or pairs of ribs : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 106-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') 99000 — For export to European third countries (') (2) 91000 — For export to other third countries, except the United States of America 8 1 000

4. Other : (aa) Unboned (bone-in) : — For export to North African , Near and Middle East third countries (') 106000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') 99000 — For export to European third countries (') (2) 9 1 000 — For export to other third countries, except the United States of America 8 1 000

ex (bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the shin, each piece individually wrapped : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 170000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') 163000 — For export to European third countries (') (2) 159000 — For export to other third countries except the USA 139000 — For export to the United States of America carried out in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (3) 107000

b) Frozen : 1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters : (aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase comprising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder but with more than 10 ribs : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 89-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') 82-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2) 80000

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(ECU/100 kg) CCT heading No Description Refund

— Net weight —

ex 02.01 AU (bb) Other : (cont'd) — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 108-500 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') and to European third countries (') (2) 101-500

2. Separated or unseparated forequarters : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 89-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') 82-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2) 80-000

3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters : (aa) With a maximum of nine ribs : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 128-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') and to European third countries (') (2) 121-000

(bb) With more than nine ribs or pairs of ribs : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 89-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') and to European third countries (') (2) 82-000

4 . Other : (aa) Unboned (bone-in) : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 89-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') 82-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2) 80-000

ex (bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the shin each piece individually wrapped : — For export to the United States of America carried out in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (3) 107-000 — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 107-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') and to European third coun­ tries (') (2) 100-000 Other boned or bone less : — For export to the United States of America carried out in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (2) 107-000

ex 02.06 C I a) 2 Meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried : — For export to Switzerland 64-679

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(ECU/100 kg) CCT heading No Description Refund

— Net weight —

ex 16.02 B III b) 1 Other preparations and preserves containing bovine meat or offals, except those finely homogenized (4) : , ex (aa) Uncooked, containing by weight the following percentages of bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) : ( 11 ) 80 % or more of meat : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 98-880 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries (') and to European third countries (') (2) 91-880 (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 % of meat : — For export to African, Near and Middle East (') and European third countries (') (2) 55007 (33) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % of meat : — For export to African, Near and Middle East (') and European third countries (') (2) 37-478 ex (bb) Other, containing by weight the following percentages of bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) : ( 11 ) 80 % or more of meat : — For export to third countries 45-336 (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 % of meat : — For export to third countries 27-201 (33) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % of meat : — For export to third countries 18-134 (44) 20 % or more, but less than 40 % of meat : — For export to third countries 9-067

(') Within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3488/ 80 (OJ No L 365, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 4). (2) Within the meaning of this Regulation those destinations mentioned in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1 ) to be understood as European third countries. (3) OJ No L 336, 29 . 12. 1979, p . 44. (4) The products which contain a small quantity of visible pieces of meat are also excluded.

NB : Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 provides that no export refunds shall be granted on products imported from third countries and re-exported to third countries.